George McGovern Quotes

One of our pillars has to be national security - our nation's security both domestically and abroad.

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be glad to know.

I would say national security is work in progress.

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community.

Why has an administration that talks so much about terrorism and homeland security demonstrated so little competence when it comes to securing the homeland?

The safety and security of the nation depends more so than ever before on intelligence.

Many threats to the homeland begin overseas, and that's where we need to be.

The U.K. is at the heart of intelligence gathering with our allies to call out hostile activity.

I am honored to be nominated by President Trump to lead the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security in safeguarding the American people.

Our national focus will be security, with the goal of 'a Europe that protects.'

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad.

There are over 100 entities in the federal government that have something to do with homeland security.

Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack.

I am committed to ensure that our intelligence community, law enforcement, medical professionals, and military have the information and funding needed to protect the American people from threats at home and abroad.

Really, of all the important mission responsibilities assigned to United States Strategic Command by the president, none is more important than our responsibility to deter a strategic attack on the United States and our allies and partners.

Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems.

Secondly, security. Both the challenges we face in the world and the responsibilities that our country has in protecting our people, are major issues. We need to do more in the context of domestic security.

And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people.

With terrorism becoming the increasing tactic of choice, the military component would become a smaller component of our national security system.

Anything can be justified by security.

Our immediate job is defense. We will play offense soon enough, but right now it is defense…. Your job is to keep America free by making Americans feel safe again

When these attacks occur, as they likely will, we will wonder what more we could have done to stop them.

Michael Chertoff and the Department of Homeland Security, they have the primary responsibility of ensuring that our ports are secure.

What I can do as the member of the United States Senate is try to do everything I can to keep America safe.

Security has to be, and has long been, our government's top priority. It is imperative that we continue to diligently watch for potential threats by all appropriate means.